Amal Jyothi-Eicher Centre for Automobile Technology opened in Kottayam

As an effort towards conducting skill development programs, familiarizing engineering graduates and 10th standard pass students pursuing vocational training with the latest automotive technologies as well as imparting modern training, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering at Kanjirapally in Kottayam has collaborated with VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (VECV) to set up a state-of-the-art automobile lab known as Amal Jyothi Eicher Center for Automobile Technology (AECat) at the college premises. This is the first of its kind automobile training center in Kerala run by an engineering college in association with VE Commercial Vehicles to bridge the skill gap in the automotive sector at a national level. Mr. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Kerala Minister for Transport, Forests & Environment, inaugurated the center at Amal Jyothi College on May 7 in the presence of His Excellency Mar Mathew Arackal Bishop of Kanjirappally, Patron of the College, and Mr. Vinod Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd.

In his address, Mr. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said: It gives me immense pride to inaugurate Amal Jyothi-Eicher Center for Automobile Technology, the very first of its kind in Kerala. Skill development is core to any nations economic growth and employment generation, and an initiative like this will provide excellent avenues for the large number of school pass-outs in our country who are unable to continue further education for multiple reasons. I would like to congratulate both Amal Jyothi College of Engineering and VE Commercial Vehicles for taking a lead in this domain. Mr. Vinod Aggarwal observed: Despite being one of the largest contributors to GDP and employment generation, the automotive industry is challenged with huge shortage of skilled manpower. According to industry reports, in the next 10 years there will be demand for 25 million trained manpower in the automobile sector in India. VECV strongly believes in supporting this cause and bridging the skill gap in the country. Industry-institutional tie-up is an ongoing initiative for VE Commercial Vehicles, and several such projects are underway. We hope that our initiative would help create a significant change in the lives of unemployed youth.

Mr. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Kerala Minister for Transport, Forests & Environment, inaugurating the Amal Jyothi-Eicher Centre for Automobile Technology at Kottayam. The others (from left) are Prof. K. Vijayan, Head, Department of Automobile Engineering, Rev. Dr. Jose Kannampuzha, Principal, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Mr. Vinod Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. A. Nandakumar, General Manager Aftermarket, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd According to him, VECV has established several such automobile labs in collaboration with prominent educational institutions across the country, at centers like Mysore, Ahmedabad, Howrah, Mohali, Dehradun, Vijayawada and Coimbatore. His Excellency Mar Mathew Arackal said: The skill development center will be a boon for the faculty and engineering students to have hands-on experience in the best-of-its-class automobile technology in the world. It also offers an excellent opportunity for scores of unemployed youth with class 10/12 education to be trained for job-oriented courses in the automobile sector.
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